I’m not sure why I have been thinking about this but i thought i would put this out there to see what others have to say? I wonder at what point does the desire to help others advance in the sport trump our own desire to succeed? Not that we don’t all want to succeed but When does it truly come from the position that your own racing or training isn’t geared towards you alone? I guess what I’m thinking about is my experience with the sport, when I really got involved I was fortunate enough to fall into a group of guys who for the most part had all very clearly established themselves as great age group triathletes and all of them gave to me freely and willing when it came to learning about the sport? What was going on with each of them that they didn’t need to conceal anything for their own competitive edge and were excited to see someone else begin to do well. Maybe this is a weird thought but for some reason i feel I am now reaching a point in the sport where I am excited to see others do really well rather than a perspective of “oh no” more competition. Don’t get me wrong i love to race and all that goes with it but I feel i have a new additional view I may have never had before?
You have exhibited a sign of true weakness. Always put yourself before others!
You (probably) don’t do this for a career. So more competition just makes you either push harder or you feel satisfaction in sharing the sport with others and get them as excited about it as you are. So you are promoting what you love. Nothing wrong with that.
I grew up racing motocross. No way would I help my competition, even though I was actually friendly with some. I’d help the back of the packers, because as a proven winner, they’d listen to me and I could help them - but I also knew they wouldn’t be beating me. Now, I’d freely provide tips to anyone. I do some sportbike racing (motorcycle) (local club novice level - with no desire to dedicate myself to the sport beyond having fun), but am a consistent top 5, top 3 finisher (even have won), and I’ll gladly trade tips with my competition. Because they care about winning more than I do - I just like the competition, doing my best and getting track time, and if I win, then I win, but my lap times reflect my skill/progress.
Oh, and put some carriage returns in your posts - easier to read.
Its not dream crushing time until the race starts.
and once the race ends, dream crushing time is over 